Angela Griffin
{{short description|British actress and television presenter (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Angela Griffin
|image = Angela Griffin in 2016.jpg
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|caption = Griffin in 2016
|birth_name = Angela Mellissa Griffin
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|07|19}}
|birth_place = Leeds, England
|years_active = 1992–present
|spouse = {{marriage|Jason Milligan|2006}}
|children = 2
|education = {{Ubl
| Beeston Primary School
| Hugh Gaitskell Middle School
}}
|known_for = Coronation Street
Holby City
Cutting It
Down to Earth
Waterloo Road
Angela and Friends
Emergency with Angela Griffin
Mount Pleasant
}}
Angela Mellissa Griffin (born 19 July 1976){{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2016/06/30/news/actress-angela-griffin-i-d-go-back-to-being-21-tomorrow-581288/|date=30 June 2016|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=8 April 2021|title=Actress Angela Griffin: I'd go back to being 21 tomorrow}} is an English actress, television presenter and director who has been active on British television since the early 1990s. She is best known for portraying the roles of Fiona Middleton in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1992–1998, 2019), Kim Campbell in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2006–2007, 2009–2010, 2023–2024), and DS Lizzie Maddox in the final two series of ITV's detective drama series Lewis (2014–2015). Griffin was also an original cast member of Holby City, playing nurse Jasmine Hopkins (1999–2001).
Early life
Griffin attended Beeston Primary School, Hugh Gaitskell Middle School and Intake High School in Leeds.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/06/waterloo_angelagriffin.shtml|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road: Angela Griffin|publisher=BBC}} She grew up on Cottingley Estate, near Beeston, Leeds.{{Cite web |date=June 2022 |title=We Caught Up with Leeds-Born Actress Angela Griffin |url=https://www.livingnorth.com/article/we-caught-leeds-born-actress-angela-griffin |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Living North |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tonks |first=Phoebe |date=2023-06-22 |title=Waterloo Road's Angela Griffin's life off-screen with famous husband |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/waterloo-roads-angela-griffins-life-30300220 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en}} She was born to an English mother and Caribbean father from Saint Kitts and Nevis.{{Cite web |last=Banner |first=Megan |date=2023-01-03 |title=Waterloo Road's Angela Griffin's real life from soap wars to actor husband |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-waterloo-roads-angela-griffins-25885685 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Yorkshire Live |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Alam |first=Yusef |date=2022-09-23 |title=Bradford holds independence day celebrations for 'overlooked' Caribbean country |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/22569951.jerry-crawford-host-st-kitts-nevis-day-bradford/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}}
Career
Between December 1992 and September 1998, Griffin appeared in the popular long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street as hairdresser Fiona Middleton. She made a guest appearance in 2019.{{cite journal|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/soaps/coronation-street-angela-griffin-fiona-16671284|journal=OK!|date=21 June 2019|first=Samuel|last=McManus|accessdate=8 April 2021|title=Coronation Street star Angela Griffin RETURNING to cobbles after over 20 years}} Griffin appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale in 1993, playing a minor character called Tina. Subsequently, she joined the original cast of the BBC One medical drama series Holby City as staff nurse Jasmine Hopkins, but left at the end of the third series in 2001 as the next series would be longer. Griffin has also appeared in the BBC dramas Cutting It and Down to Earth.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a831513/cutting-it-cast-where-are-they-now/|publisher=Digital Spy|accessdate=8 April 2021|date=23 June 2017|title=Cutting It ended 12 years ago – where are the cast now?|first=Tom|last=Eames}}{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/12_december/05/down_to_earth_angela.shtml|title=Press Office – Down To Earth Angela Griffin – BBC}}
In October 2001 Griffin presented Brown Britain, a programme on the UK's Channel 4 about mixed race people in British society. The show included interviews with a large number of well-known British mixed-race people such as Bruce Oldfield and Hanif Kureishi, as well as political figures such as Tony Benn.{{cite news| url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview%3A+Angela+Griffin+-+I%27m+never+getting+married.+I+will+have+a...-a079100407|title=Interview: Angela Griffin – I'm never getting married. I will have a ceremony, but it won't be legally binding; Angela Griffin claims to be a true romantic, but she doesn't believe in finding Mr Right or traditional weddings|work=Daily Mirror|first=Rebecca|last=Fletcher|date=13 October 2001}}
From 2006 to 2010, she appeared as art teacher and head of pastoral care Kim Campbell opposite former Cutting It co-star Jason Merrells and former Coronation Street co-star Denise Welch in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. She took a break during the third series in late 2007/early 2008, but returned to the role for the fourth series in 2009. However, she left once again at the end of the fifth series to concentrate on her new daytime show on Sky One.{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a206912/waterloo-road-star-confirms-low-key-exit/|accessdate=8 April 2021|date=5 March 2010|first=Daniel|last=Kilkelly|publisher=Digital Spy|title='Waterloo Road' star confirms low-key exit}}
From November 2009 to July 2010, Griffin hosted her own live daytime show on Sky1 called Angela and Friends, a mix of health topics and celebrity gossip. She was joined by her best friends Lisa Faulkner and Nicola Stephenson.[http://sky1.sky.com/angela-and-friends Angela and Friends], Sky website In 1999, she presented The Midweek National Lottery and also took part in the BBC's millennium programme on New Year's Eve. She filmed a pilot for the show Dishes on Channel 4, but decided against presenting it once it had been commissioned and was replaced by Kate Thornton.
Griffin also provides the voice of Amy, the vet in children's television show Postman Pat.
In March 2008, Griffin appeared on the daytime reality show Murder Most Famous, where, with five other celebrities, she wrote a crime novel, coached by crime writer Minette Walters, the end prize being, having the winning celebrities' novel published. It was won by former Coronation Street co-star Sherrie Hewson.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3671546/Murder-Most-Famous.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=16 May 2009|date=7 March 2008|title=Murder Most Famous|first=Michael|last=Deacon}}
In January 2010, Griffin and Gethin Jones co-presented Sky 1's coverage of the Golden Globes. Griffin appeared in the first two series of Sky TV comedy drama Mount Pleasant and presented Emergency with Angela Griffin on Sky1. In January 2012, she appeared in the BBC Two show The Great Sport Relief Bake Off and was one of three finalists.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/jan/13/great-sport-relief-bake-off|title=Great Sport Relief Bake Off: celebrities tremble before Hollywood and Berry|last=Boermans|first=Mary-Anne|date=2012-01-13|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-06|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-previews/great-sport-relief-bake-bbc2-157870|work=Daily Mirror|title=The Great Sport Relief Bake Off – BBC2, 8pm|first=Jane|last=Simon|date=10 January 2012|access-date=10 September 2020}}
In 2013, Griffin played Dolly in One Man, Two Guvnors. In 2014 and 2015, Griffin starred as DS Lizzie Maddox in the ITV series Lewis.{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week41/lewis-1|title=Lewis Episode 1}} From 5–9 January 2015, Griffin and Kian Egan co-hosted Fat Pets: Slimmer of the Year for ITV.{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week2/fat-pets-slimmer-year|title=Fat Pets: Slimmer of the Year Episode 1|publisher=itv.com|access-date=6 December 2017}}
Griffin had a recurring role as Elizabeth Harvey in the third series of Harlots. On 17 September 2018, Griffin co-presented The One Show on BBC One alongside Matt Baker.
In October 2018, Griffin began playing detective Stevie Hall in the Canadian drama The Detail.{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/angela-griffin-the-detail-detective-canada-554801/|first=Tess|last=Lamacraft|title='I like being scared!' Angela Griffin on her new role and why she loves a challenge|date=31 October 2018|work=What's on TV|access-date=11 September 2020}}
Griffin has hosted BBC Radio 2's Unwinds, since August 2021. From September 2021, Griffin also started sitting in for Steve Wright on Sunday Love Songs and continues to sit in for Michael Ball on various occasions on the station.
In January 2022, it was announced that Griffin would once again reprise her role as Kim Campbell for a new series of Waterloo Road, with her character now promoted to Head Teacher.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/waterloo-road-casting|title=Angela Griffin, Adam Thomas and Katie Griffiths to return to Waterloo Road|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 February 2022}}
In April 2022, Griffin starred in the Netflix horror film Choose or Die, playing the main protagonist's mother, Thea.
In May 2022, Griffin voiced the eponymous Medea in OpenLearn's animated video summary of Euripides' ancient Greek tragedy play.{{Cite web|last1=Plastow|first1=Christine|last2=Robson|first2=James|title=Medea - An Ancient Greek Tragedy|date=May 16, 2022|url=https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/classical-studies/medea|publisher=OpenLearn}}{{Cite web|last1=Plastow|first1=Christine|last2=Robson|first2=James|title=Medea - An Ancient Greek Tragedy|date=June 3, 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsJZF9SzWIw|publisher=YouTube}}
Filmography
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|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Film !Role !Notes |
| 1997
| Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! | Direct-to video |
| 2003
| Spoilt | Caitlin | Television film |
| 2005
| Open Wide | Sally Tonkin | Television film |
| 2008
| Melissa | |
| 2019
| Hatima | Dr. Ibironke | Short film |
| 2020
| The Hollow | | Television film |
| 2021
| Help | Tori | Television film |
| rowspan="3"|2022
| Thea | |
| Medea - An Ancient Greek Tragedy
| Medea (voice) | Online video |
| Your Christmas or Mine?
| Kath | |
| 2023
| Kath | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Film !Role !Notes |
| 1992–1998
| Series regular; 491 episodes |
| 1993
| Tina | Guest role; 1 episode |
| 1999–2001
| Series regular; 49 episodes |
| 2001
| Marina Coleman | Episode: "Burn Out" |
| 2001–2002
| Chantelle | Series regular; 12 episodes |
| 2002–2005
| Darcey Henshall | Series regular; 25 episodes |
| 2003–2004
| Frankie Brewer | Series regular; 16 episodes |
| 2005–2006
| Amy Wrigglesworth | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2006–2007, 2009–2010, 2023–2024
| Series regular; 73 episodes |
| 2008–2013
| Lizzy Taylor | Recurring role; 31 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2009
| Fiona | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 10 Minute Tales
| Clare | Episode: "Let It Snow" |
| 2011
| Hustle | Georgina Althorp | Episode: "Old Sparks Comes New" |
| 2011–2012
| Shelley | Recurring role; 18 episodes |
| 2014
| Sasha | Episode: "The Dumping Ground Experience" |
| 2014–2015
| Lewis | DS Lizzie Maddox | Series regular; 12 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| Nita | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| Ordinary Lies
| Jenna | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Jenny Moss | Episode: "The Ghost of Causton Abbey" |
| The Detail
| Detective Stevie Hall | Series regular; 10 episodes |
| rowspan="4"|2019
| Astrid | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| Wild Bill
| Lisa Cranston | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| Coronation Street
| Guest role; 2 episodes |
| Harlots
| Elizabeth Harvey | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|2020
| Rochelle | Episode: "Mike & Rochelle" |
| White Lines
| Anna Connor | Series regular; 9 episodes |
| Dun Breedin'
| Susie Daniels | Miniseries; 9 episodes |
| 2021
| Crime | Trudi Lowe | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2022
| Melinda | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2023
| DI Aline Edgeworth | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| Natasha Morgan | 6 episodes |
| Death in Paradise
| Tabitha Reed | Episode: "Christmas Special" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0341110}}
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ymcp Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin] (BBC Radio 2)
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Category:Black British actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English voice actresses
Category:English soap opera actresses